Pre-and-Post Conference Social Events

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Hobart - The Host City
Our island State offers all visitors a unique experience, with easy access to spectacular scenery, the world’s tallest hardwood forests, rugged wilderness, vineyards and arts and crafts.

Hobart is a friendly city with a rich maritime history. It lies at the foot of beautiful Mount Wellington and its residents enjoy a comfortable lifestyle in a temperate climate, free of many of the pressures of larger cities. It is a city of fine restaurants, bustling markets, festivals and entertainment. A city of history, where sandstone cottages and warehouses echo Georgian days.

Hobart is an ideal base for your Tasmanian journeys – explore further afield, then return to relax, unwind and rejuvenate.

Social Events

Registration and Welcome Drinks
The registration desk will be located in the Stanley Burbury Theatre foyer. Registration and welcome drinks will held on Monday 5 December from 5.30 – 7.30pm . The registration desk will be open daily from 8am until the close of sessions.

Conference Dinner
The Conference Dinner will be held at Meadowbank Estate Winery on Wednesday 7 December 7.30pm-12 midnight . Delegates will enjoy a three course meal, local wines, and entertainment by infamous Hobart rock band the Giant Hamsters, renowned for their toe tapping and table-dancing music.

Meadowbank offers the best of the Tasmanian lifestyle: elegant cool-climate wines (including award-winning pinot noir and chardonnay), the finest local cuisine, and a modern restaurant enjoying unspoilt panoramic views from amidst a flourishing vineyard.

Several complimentary buses will transport delegates to and from Meadowbank Estate

Buses depart:
6.45pm - Wrest Point and Chris t College
7.00pm – Woolmers Inn, Motel 429, Grosvenor Court , Mayfair plaza, St Ives, and opposite the Marine Board building, Sullivan’s Cove

Bob White Memorial Lecture and Cocktail Reception
Details posted soon

Health Day
Details can be found here

Tours

Associated with the conference are 3 tours to places of interest in the region. Please indicate on the registration form if you wish to participate. For any further enquiries, please contact Conference Design.

Tour 1: Cruise the Derwent to Peppermint Bay - Monday 5 December 2005
Enjoy a different view of the city, river and beachside suburbs of Hobart and the

spectacular Alum Cliffs and Fossil Cove, home to the rare white bellied sea eagle, on your way to Peppermint Bay . Sample Tasmanian delights at lunch from the Peppermint Bay Platter, wander through the herb garden and enjoy marvelous views over a glass of local wine.

Cost: Adults $110 Children $65

The catamaran departs from Brooke Street Pier, Sullivan’s Cove, Hobart
We ask you to be the Brooke Street by 11.30.

Depart: 11.45 Return: 5.15

Subject to availability, bookings will be accepted for Cruise the Derwent to Peppermint Bay until Tuesday 8 November 2005 .

Tour 2: Huon Valley , Tahune Airwalk and Wooden Boat centre - Friday 9 December
Travel along the Huon River Valley – a region of tended fields, superb forest clad rivers and picturesque fishing villages and inlets – to walk the treetops of pristine forest at the Tahune AirWalk. Join Robert and Louise Evans at their farm property for a home cooked country lunch featuring local salmon, beef and venison.

Cost: Adults $105 Children $65

The coach will depart from the bus stop on the Campbell Street side of the Hotel Grand Chancellor.

Depart: 0850 Return: 1700

Tour 3: Bruny Island Wilderness Coast - Friday 9 December
Untouched wilderness and ocean coast wildlife with spectacular massive stark cliffs shaped by the forces of nature. Embrace the power of the ocean at Bruny Island – Tasmanian wilderness at its best! Breathing Rock, an explosive blow-hole, sea eagle nests, stunning rock caves and rock formations and shearwater (mutton bird) rookeries. Friar Rocks is the home to over 1000 Australian Fur Seals. Look out for whales and dolphins that usually choose to accompany the tour.

Cost: Adults $145 Children $105

The tour departs from the Tasmanian Travel and Info rmation Centre on the corner of Davey and Elizabeth Streets, just a few minutes walk from the Hotel Grand Chancellor.

Depart: 0820 Return: 1730

Subject to availability, bookings will be accepted for Bruny Island Wilderness Coast until Tuesday 8 November 2005 .